Breedia Dog Forum
Tornado-dog had only two gears too. He's gotten better. As for sleeping longer and later, that will come as she ages. With Tornado-dog, once he...
I have no rugs or carpets so that solved that issue. Dog liked paper when she was young. After coming home to find several books ripped apart and...
The anti-chew sprays didn't work withTornado-dog. He would lay on the bed or couch and chew on table corners... I ended up getting a bunch of metal...
I tried a waist-belt lead once. We didn't get anywhere with it either. With the bungee lead, I retain the control of the lead but lessen the...
You might try splitting her toys into three groups. Put two groups away. Leave one group in her basket. When she starts getting bored, switch the...
They do grow out of it but it can take a few years to happen. The best you can really do is to be constantly aware and always have something at hand...
I remember doing the circles with Bat-dog. It wasn't all the effective with her. I mostly just let her grow up some and then she was able to walk...
@Tone mine have ID tags on all the time. Years ago, I used those screw tags when camping. I would write our campsite number on a paper and put it...
Your use of the halti on Eddie was very much like mine with the corgi. It was used to direct her movements without having to put pressure around her...
That makes sense. That it's just for that one situation, I agree the figure eight sounds like a good option. I wish we had a collar law. I cannot...
A martingale collar is NOT a choke chain without a chain. Martingale collars come in all chain, partical chain and no chain versions. They do not...
There is no exaggerating. You are the one who stated "determined dogs would pull and pull until their tongue turned blue and they injured their...
I feel like you are intentionally arguing that dogs just don't deserve ethical treatment because some people are not treated ethically. We've had...
My comparison to the lobotomy is simply to point out that as we gain knowledge, things that were once considered acceptable and/or necessary are now...
Poor Tally! She should have been given her plate first, and a second and third plate after that...
With all those beagles, you won't get any birthday cake for yourself! :044: Happy Birthday!
Tornado-dog otherwise shows no concern for my welfare. It is all about him having fun. That's why the sneeze reaction is so weird. That is one of...
I was sitting on the couch just now with Tornado-dog laying at the other end and Cat-dog laying on the floor. I sneezed. Tornado-dog IMMEDIATELY...
@CaroleC that's a great statement. I think it could be altered like this and still be true: Using averside methods to train is cruel. Always....
When I started training in the 70s, we used choke chains. I remember the difficulty in training people how to use them correctly - that "quick snap"...
